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Apr 2022
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EP255: Our Home Became Tidier After Havi...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Alexandra Frost shares her secret to being a mother of four young, active boys, yet her home is cleaner than it was before she had kids. After Diablos Southwest Grill was broken into owner Carl Wallace made a Facebook post with a job offer for the perpetrator. To Carl’s surprise, the post quickly went viral, bringing international attention to their store. Kathleen Carlucci and Russ Gehrum of the Thomas Edison Center at Edison, NJ, tell the story of how Edison perfected light. 

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00:00 - Our Home Became Tidier After Having Four Sons

10:00 - Burrito Restaurant Offers Job To Burglar

35:00 - The Wizard of Menlo Park

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